Polity Sesamos

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Pontic Coast of Asia Minor.

Establishment

  • January 849 BC: Sesamos, a greek polis in the ancient region of Pontic Coast of Asia Minor, is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad.

Chronology

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1. Wars of Cyrus the Great

Were a series of expansionistic military campaigns by the first Achaemenid ruler Cyrus the Great.

  • January 549 BC: Sesamos was captured by the Persians in 550 BC.

Disestablishment

  • January 549 BC: Sesamos was captured by the Persians in 550 BC.